RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Pineapple with muscovado heaven

  For a dessert with impact, Prue Leith slices up then reassembles a pineapple, and serves it with glasses of treacly cream

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  Vegetable puree with tomato and cheese

  Babies will love this flavoursome puree and it also makes a delicious sauce served with small pasta shapes for toddlers.

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  Vodka and vanilla panna cotta with minted strawberries

  James Martin adds a contemporary twist to the classic Italian chilled cream dessert by spiking it with vodka

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  Norwegian almond cream (mandel pudding)

  Jules Evans serves up this traditional almond flavoured Norwegian pudding with a luscious blueberry compote

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  Grilled mussels with chorizo

  Thomasina Miers makes a sizzling Spanish dish that goes perfectly with a chilled dry sherry and some marinated olives

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  Coq au vin

  An overnight marinade adds depth to Daniel Galmiche's French classic

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  Minnan spring roll

  Gary Rhodes makes a soft pancake spring roll filled with pork and seafood, typical of the Fujian region of China

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  Rare roast duck, chicory and orange tart

  Matt Tebbutt’s sophisticated savoury tart, made like a tarte tartin, makes an elegant supper dish for two

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  Toffee apples on sugar-glazed barmbrack

  If you can’t get your hands on barmbrack, try Paul Rankin’s recipe with brioche instead - for a really showy dessert, decorate with spun sugar

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  Seared scallops with black pudding

  Paul Rankin whips up a classic combination of sweet scallops with rich black pudding and comforting mashed potatoes